| Final 15:30 | time | | | 1. Barbara Janiszewska |  POL | 24.1s | | | 2. Hannelore Sadau |  DDR | 24.3s | | | 3. Mariya Itkina |  URS | 24.3s | | | 4. Vera Zabelina | URS | 24.6s | | | 5. Christa Stubnick | DDR | 25.7s | | | -. June Paul |  GBR | DNF | |
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| History Women 200m | | Championship Record: Walasiewicz (POL) 23.8s - 1938 |
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| Semi 1 | time | | | 1. June Paul | GBR | 24.0s | Q | | 2. Hannelore Sadau | DDR | 24.1s | Q | | 3. Johanna Bloemhof |  NED | 24.7s | | | 4. Letizia Bertoni |  ITA | 24.8s | | | 5. Ida Németh |  HUN | 25.5s | | | -. Linda Kepp | URS | DNS | |
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| Semi 2 | time | | | 1. Christa Stubnick | DDR | 24.2s | Q | | 2. Vera Zabelina | URS | 24.4s | Q | | 3. Celina Jesionowska | POL | 24.8s | | | 4. Micheline Fluchot |  FRA | 25.0s | | | 5. Maria van Kuik | NED | 25.1s | | | 6. Olga Šikovec |  YUG | 25.1s | |
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| Semi 3 | time | | | 1. Barbara Janiszewska | POL | 24.1s | Q | | 2. Mariya Itkina | URS | 24.2s | Q | | 3. Inge Fuhrmann |  FRG | 24.8s | | | 4. Claire Dew | GBR | 24.9s | | | 5. Nannie Haase | NED | 24.9s | | | 6. Ulla-Britt Johansson |  SWE | 25.2s | |
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| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Mariya Itkina | URS | 24.7s | Q | | 2. Nannie Haase | NED | 25.0s | Q | | 3. Letizia Bertoni | ITA | 25.1s | Q | | 4. Friedl Murauer |  AUT | 25.4s | | | 5. Alice Merz |  SUI | 27.0s | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Christa Stubnick | DDR | 24.2s | Q | | 2. Celina Jesionowska | POL | 24.5s | Q | | 3. Maria van Kuik | NED | 24.8s | Q | | 4. Danila Costa | ITA | 25.2s | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | | 1. Barbara Janiszewska | POL | 24.4s | Q | | 2. Claire Dew | GBR | 24.7s | Q | | 3. Olga Šikovec | YUG | 25.1s | Q | | 4. Vivi Markussen |  DEN | 25.4s | | | -. Giuseppina Leone | ITA | DNS | |
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| Heat 4 | time | | | 1. June Paul | GBR | 24.2s | Q | | 2. Inge Fuhrmann | FRG | 24.7s | Q | | 3. Linda Kepp | URS | 25.0s | Q | | 4. Alice Fischer | SUI | 26.0s | |
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| Heat 5 | time | | | 1. Hannelore Sadau | DDR | 24.1s | Q | | 2. Vera Zabelina | URS | 24.3s | Q | | 3. Ulla-Britt Johansson | SWE | 25.3s | Q | | 4. Elżbieta Ćmok | POL | 25.5s | | | 5. Angèle Picado | FRA | 25.6s | |
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| Heat 6 | time | | | 1. Johanna Bloemhof | NED | 24.5s | Q | | 2. Micheline Fluchot | FRA | 24.9s | Q | | 3. Ida Németh | HUN | 25.9s | Q | | 4. Stella Mousouri |  GRE | 26.3s | |
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